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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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